The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $233,000 cooperative agreement to Media I Reform Centar NIS of Serbia under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) federal grant program. The purpose of this award is to support small media grants through the Center's Small Media Grants Program from June 15, 2022 to June 15, 2023. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy initiatives in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) provides $125,000 in funding to Media I Reform Centar NIS, a non-profit organization in Serbia. The grant aims to identify individuals or organizations aspiring to create new digital media with a local focus, provide a program of training and mentorship to them, and select one participant for further support. The award will fund an incubator...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Atlantski Savez Crne Gore, a non-profit organization in Podgorica, Montenegro, under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900). The grant funding supports activities to reduce the ability of malign information influence activities to destabilize democratic processes and institutions in Montenegro. Specifically, the grant enables Atlantski Savez Crne Gore to build capacity for...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $100,000 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) federal grant program to Birn to fight fake news and misinformation. The one-year project grant, awarded September 1, 2021, will provide hands-on training for aspiring journalists and improve public awareness regarding professional journalism. Specifically, Birn will establish a platform utilizing public data and fact-checking resources to deliver these services in...
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to Atlantski Savez Crne Gore, a non-profit organization based in Montenegro. This grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, funds the organization's efforts to counter disinformation, strengthen civil society and media resilience, and reduce the ability of malign information influence activities to destabilize democratic processes and institutions in...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Atlantski Savez Crne Gore to counter disinformation and strengthen civil society and media resilience in Montenegro. Funded under the Agency for International Development's Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia Public Diplomacy Programs (AEECA/ESF PD Programs, CFDA #19.900), the award's objectives align with the program's goal of supporting civil society and democracy building initiatives in Europe and...
This federal Project Grant award of $144,550.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), is intended to implement a project that will keep five Kosovo Serbian language media partners engaged in the joint fight against misinformation. The award provides a no-cost extension to complete the original program, with a final completion date of December 21, 2025. The key products and services to be delivered...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $145,000 Cooperative Agreement to Nezavisno Udruzenje Novinara Srbije (NUNS), a Serbian non-profit organization, under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA #19.900). The purpose of the award is to support NUNS' "Small Media Grants Program" which provides funding to independent media outlets, investigative journalists, and democracy-building initiatives in Serbia. Specific activities funded include the annual...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $249,380 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to implement a project keeping five Kosovo Serbian language media partners, one Bosnian partner, and one Roma partner in a joint fight against misinformation. The grant period runs from September 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs aim to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs in Europe, Eurasia, and Central...
This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program supports an activity to help ensure Serbia's continued digital transformation protects and champions citizens' fundamental democratic rights. The International Research & Exchange Board (IREX), a global non-profit organization, will deliver technical assistance, business support services, and technology...